Zeider scores 16, makes all-tourney team as Caston beats Pioneer in Cass County consolation game

Stinson adds 14 as Comets notch first win

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Caston 52, Pioneer 36 (Dec. 2): Talon Zeider scored 16 points, and Caleb Stinson added 14 for the Caston boys basketball team in a win over Pioneer in the consolation of the

Cass County Invitational at Logansport on Dec. 2.

Cain Schanlaub added eight points, and Jackson Rentschler had seven.

Caston built a 19-5 lead after one quarter and extended the lead to 31-10 at halftime.

Drew McKaig scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half for Pioneer, who fell to 0-3.

Zeider and McKaig both made the all-tournament team.

The teams will meet again at Pioneer on Jan. 27 in their Hoosier North meeting.

CASTON (52) (1-2)

Talon Zeider 5 2-2 16, Caleb Stinson 6 2-4 14, Colby Pugh 1 0-0 2, Evan Howard 0 1-2 1, Cain Schanlaub 4 0-0 8, Rowan Jellison 1 0-0 2, Brady Evans 0 0-0 0, Grant Yadon 1 0-0 2, Jackson Rentschler 2 3-3 7

TEAM: 20 8-11 52

PIONEER (36) (0-2)

Drew McKaig 10 0-2 25, Rylahn Toloza 2 0-1 5, Lucas Perry 1 0-0 2, Brayden Erickson 0 0-0 0, Caleb Sweet 2 0-0 4, Micah Rans 0 0-0 0, Andrew Helton 0 0-0 0, Gage Harper 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 15 0-5 36

Three-point field goals:

Caston 4 (Zeider 4),

Pioneer 6 (McKaig 5, Toloza)

Total fouls: Caston 10, Pioneer 11

Score by quarters

Caston 19 12 9 12 – 52

Pioneer 5 5 14 12 – 36